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Issue #20: Fall 1995

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The Commission Will Come to Order:
Rules of Parliamentary Procedure for Planning Commissions, Zoning Boards & Boards of Adjustment -- Commentary & Outline of Motions
by David J. Allor read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Previously David Allor discussed the importance of planning commission by-laws. See PCJ #14. In this issue, Allor turns to rules of procedure, reviewing the importance of fair and coherent rules, and providing a model outline of motions for planning commissions and zoning boards adapted from Robert's Rules.

Have It Your Way: Fast-Food Restaurant Design
by Edward T. McMahon read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Almost everywhere we go, stand identically designed fast-food restaurants. Ed McMahon explains how communities can gain control over fast-food franchise design and see that it fits the character of the community. Including a tour of cities and towns that have done so.

DEPARTMENTS

The Effective Planning Commissioner:
Working Effectively With Elected Officials read full article order and download article

--- Elaine Cogan looks at steps planning commissioners can take to see that elected officials understand the commission's aims and policies -- and avoid having commission decisions overturned.

Talking Transportation:
The Residential Street -- Part I read full article
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--- In the first of a three-part series on residential streets, Greg Dale and Jennifer Sharn discuss the origins of today's typical residential street standards, and look at why some planners have begun to question them.

The Planning Commission At Work:
Making Change Happen read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Mike Chandler explains why planning commissions should view change as an opportunity rather than a threat.

Insights:
Let's Not Plan By Siege
by Barbara Jarvis read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Planning commissioner Barbara Jarvis explores what Ashland, Oregon, has done to encourage the use of mediation in land use disputes and neighborhood planning.

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